Cinquain is a poem of five lines. It was invented by Adelaide Crapsey.
Like the haiku and tanka it depends on brevity and juxtaposition of images. Raymond Luber adopted the format:
line 1:title-a noun with just one word
line 2:Describes the title with two words
line 3:Action words/phrase about title with three words
line 4:A feeling about the title with four words
line 5:Refers to the title with again just one word
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Thank you Bill for loving me and encouraging me to write.
July 12,1947-December 25,2004
I took a chance,
together we danced.
Until at Christmas you went home,
but never really leaving me alone.
The nights turning colder,
while I rested my head on your shoulder.
Dancing through the rain,
dancing through Alzheimer’s pain.
I’m glad I didn’t miss the dance,
I’m glad I took the chance.
It was worth all the pain,
dancing with you in Alzheimer’s rain.
I’d do it all again.
No matter how strong the pain.
Dancing in Alzheimer’s rain,
knowing joy in the midst of pain.
Journal entries Alzheimer ,our life together,etc. Please click Older on journal page for index. Bill's story an ongoing project. I hope to add poetry and more pages soon.
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Clouds
Cotton balls
Dancing gracefully today
Bringing serenity and wonder
Magical
Adelaid Crapsey's form consists of 2,4,6,8,2 syllable lines.
Ghazal (pronounced ghuzzle) poem is of Persian origin It is couplets which can stand by themselves. Does not have to be thematic. Can be rhymed or unrhymed. But rhymed are more consistent with the original form.Often it has a signature couplet at the end where the person's name is invoked in the second or third person. It can be any length but at least five couplets and usually has a consistent syllabic count. A traditional ghazal is often sung.
